Aaron Rodgers sits out NFLPA meetings

Unlike most franchise quarterbacks, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is involved in the NFL Players Association, as his team’s representative. But Rodgers, who has been vocal regarding his opposition to the proposed CBA, did not show up for the ongoing NFLPA meetings in Florida. Per multiple sources, Rodgers isn’t there. It’s unclear why Rodgers, who has [more]

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Franchise tag deadline pushed back to Monday

Plans change. After initially saying they didn’t plan to alter the dates for league business because of delays in voting on the next collective bargaining agreement, the NFL has now adjusted its schedule. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the deadline for franchise tags has been pushed back to Monday. PFT has confirmed that teams [more]

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Some free agent visits entail more than others

When free agency begins next week, teams will often go to great lengths to impress their targets. Unless, of course, they’re going nowhere until the player saves the day. In discussing the dynamics of free agent visits for TheAthletic.com, former Raiders executive Amy Trask recalled a time when team officials were nearly stranded in the [more]

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Cowboys pick up Jamize Olawale’s contract option

Fullback Jamize Olawale won’t be a free agent come he start of the league year next week. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Cowboys have exercised their option on Olawale’s contract for the 2020 season. He’s set to make a salary of $1 million while counting $1.7 million against the cap. Olawale is headed [more]

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NFL announces deal with 2K to produce non-simulation football video games

The NFL has been Madden-only for the last 15 years, but the league announced a deal with a new video game partner on Tuesday. The league has struck a deal with 2K Sports to make new NFL-themed video games beginning in 2021. Per the league’s release, those games will be “non-simulation football game experiences” so [more]

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Texans extend Darren Fells

Texans tight end Darren Fells will be staying in Houston, and getting a raise. Fells, who signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Texans last year, has now agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract with the Texans, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. The 6-foot-7, 270-pound Fells has been primarily a blocking tight [more]

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Plans for league meetings, draft “remain in place” for now

The ongoing spread of COVID-19 in the United States has led to the cancellation of events like the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas and the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California in recent days, but the NFL has not altered its plans for two upcoming events at this point. The first of [more]

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